USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight
After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets, VMFA-115 is preparing for the reactivation later this year as an F-35C squadron. The U.S. Marine…
Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot
Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took to the skies over Oklahoma for one last aerial photography mission with The Aviationist contributor Greg “Cactus” Davis.…
X-62 VISTA Conducts AI-Controlled Intercepts with IRST Pod
AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod, controlled the X-62 VISTA and executed 27 autonomous intercepts of airborne targets throughout eight flights. The U.S. Air…
A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine
The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. As…
Bent Wing Beauty: How the F4U Corsair got its Distinctive Look
Despite the ability to create a more streamlined and aerodynamic design with inline engines, the U.S. Navy stayed with the radial engine design, asking Pratt & Whitney to develop the…
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USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight
After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy…
Exclusive: The USAF T-1A Jayhawk Poses For Its Final Air-to-Air Photo Shoot
Ahead of the type’s planned retirement from Vance AFB, T-1A 93-0654 took…
X-62 VISTA Conducts AI-Controlled Intercepts with IRST Pod
AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod,…
A-10 Flies Armed Airborne Escort in Exercise with a Ballistic Missile Submarine
The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an…
Bent Wing Beauty: How the F4U Corsair got its Distinctive Look
Despite the ability to create a more streamlined and aerodynamic design with…
KC-135 Damaged In Fatal Mid Air Collision Transits Home with Donor Tail
The surviving KC-135R Stratotanker from the incident over Iraq in March which…
France Receives First NH90 Special Operations Helicopter
Airbus delivered to the French military the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2,…
Second Prototype of Turkey’s Kaan Begins Taxi Trials
The Kaan’s second prototype is undergoing taxi testing, with Turkish officials indicating…
Military Aviation
USMC VMFA-115 Sets Stage for Reactivation with First F-35C Flight
After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy…
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes at MCAS Miramar
The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an 'aircraft mishap' occurred at MCAS…
Japanese Warship Launches First Ever Tomahawk Missile
JS Chōkai, a Kōngo class destroyer, is the first Japan Maritime Self-Defense…
Italy Quietly Deployed Eurofighters, SAMP/T And Counter-Drone Systems To Defend Gulf Allies
Eurofighters, an E-550A CAEW, radars and counter-drone systems are officially confirmed, while…
Sikorsky Details Armed Black Hawk and U-Hawk Plans, Including Optional Piloting and Export Interest
Sikorsky details plans to bring optional piloting into production, expand the Black…
Drones
Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time
After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now…
Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time
After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now…
FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production
A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their…
U.S. Air Force Conducts ACE Exercise with CCAs at Creech AFB
The CCA Experimental Operations Unit tested the uncrewed aircraft in Agile Combat…
Lockheed Martin’s Ethos for Seamless, Cross-Platform Autonomy in Future Battlespaces
The Aviationist sat down with representatives from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes at MCAS Miramar
The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an 'aircraft mishap' occurred at MCAS…
Claims Swirl Around Possible Su-57 Crash near Moscow
A military aircraft crashed in Moscow’s suburbs, with unconfirmed reports identifying it…
Greek F-16 Crash Lands at Zakynthos Airport, Pilot Safe
Footage has emerged showing a Greek F-16 on fire after an emergency…
Troubled Areas
Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs
The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an…
KC-135 Damaged In Fatal Mid Air Collision Transits Home with Donor Tail
The surviving KC-135R Stratotanker from the incident over Iraq in March which…
Italy Quietly Deployed Eurofighters, SAMP/T And Counter-Drone Systems To Defend Gulf Allies
Eurofighters, an E-550A CAEW, radars and counter-drone systems are officially confirmed, while…
Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs
The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an…
Claims Swirl Around Possible Su-57 Crash near Moscow
A military aircraft crashed in Moscow’s suburbs, with unconfirmed reports identifying it…
Weapons
Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile
Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new…
Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile
Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new…
Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs
The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an…
GA-ASI and MBDA Partner to Integrate SPEAR on MQ-9B and Gambit 6
GA-ASI and MBDA announced a cooperations which will allow the integration of…
Raytheon UK Unveils Red Kite, a New Sovereign Precision Weapon Designed to Boost RAF Stockpiles
Raytheon UK has introduced the new Red Kite munition, described as the…
